Abdominal supporter.



No. 898,093. 'PATENTED SEPT. 8, 1908. M. OARRINGTON-STRANG.

ABDOMINAL SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18, 1907.

WITNESSES INVENTOR 9f/?%;M y w domen of the wearer.

UNITED STATES GARRINGTON-STRANG, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ABDOMINAL SUPPORTER.

' I Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. s, 1908.

Application filed June 18,19 7. Serial no: 379,651.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAE CARRINGTON- STRANG, .a citizen of the United States, and resident of Chicago, Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Im ro'vements in Abdominal Supporters of Whidli the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved abdominal sup orter, the object of which is to uplift theafidomen and force the spine to support same, also to provide a light, easy fitting supporter having sufficient flexibility to adapt it to the movements of the wearer.

In the drawingsFigure 1 is a side view of a supporter embodying, my invention, in place upon the wearer. Fig. 2 is a front plan view of a supporter embodying my invention. Fig. 3 is a back plan View of the same.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of the flat tubular members employed in my invention.

My supporter comprises a flat back section 5, upon the outer face of which the member 6 is suitably stitched or otherwise secured and being provided with buckles 7. The members 5 and '6 re made of any Suitable inelastic material, and the member 6 is secured to the end of the elastic band 8. The band 8 is made'of knitted elastic material and consists of the strips 9 and 10. The strip 9 is cut away at the point indicated by the numeral 1 1 so as to fit closely to the downwardly disposed end of the strip 10; the place at the top of the strips 9 and 10 at'the point where they meet is ber 12. I 2

Upon the back face of the supporter, the band 13 of inflexible material is secured and stitched through the supporter to hold .the meeting edges of the triangular member 12 and the strips 9 and 10 securely together.

The vertically disposed strips 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 are secured to the back face of the su(pporter' at the point and in the manner in cated in Fig. 3 of the drawings, and adapting it to slightly concave form to fit the ab- These strips 14 to 18, inclusive, extend from the lower margin of the supporter upwardly, Similar strips 19 and 20 are extended downwardly from the top edge or margin of the supporter and upon its filled with a triangular mem back surface, and substantially parallel with the vertically extending strips 14 and 16.

Upon the front face of the supporter, the strip 21 is secured in location registering with the location of the strip 20 upon the back of buckles 34 and 35, respectively;

the supporter, but extending entirely across the face of the strip 9; and a'corresponding strip 22 registering with the location of the strip 19 is secured across the outer face of the strip 10 transversely.' From the non-elastic vertical strips 21 and 22 there is no give of the elastic because the, elastic strips 9 and 10 are stitched firmly to the gusset 12 and also to each other, thus providing a firm support over the median line of the abdomen, which is most important in all laparotomy operations.

A vertical strip 23 is secured to the outer face I of the supporter at its vertical median line registering with the strip 15 upon the back facelof the supporter. The outer end of the strip 10 terminates in the flat member 24 provided with straps 25 which are preferably made of light textile fabric, readilyperfo rated by thetongues of the buckles 8, and hence not provided with eyelets in the draw ings. I i

As a further means ofsecuring the supporter in place, I'provide-the bands 26 and 27 of flat tubular rubber as illustrated in Fig. 4. The striplO at a point near the member 24 is provided with the buckle 28 engaging with the strap 29 on the terminal of the tubular member'26; the other extremity of the member 26 terminating in the strap 30 engaging with the buckle 31 secured to the front surface of the supporter near the strip 23. The

tubular band 27 is similarly provided with the terminals 32 and 33 engaging with the The desired concavity at the front of the supporter is secured by bringing the ends of the strip members 9 and 10 together in approximatel triangular form, one being con- 'cave and t e other convex attheir point of juncture, the convex member being projecteddownwardly to forman expansion or lip 36 provided with a selvage 37, and this shape of the front of the supporter is made permanentby means of the various strips 13, 14', '15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 2o, 21, and 22, to which reference has heretofore been made and the additional strips 38 and 39 upon the front face of the supporter register respectively with the location of the strips 14 and 16 upon the back face of the supporter.

The abdominal supporter thus described and illustrated in the drawings may be made in various widths and lengths as required, is light, cool and flexible, but at the same time of sufficient strength to properly perform the functions of a supporter.

Having fully described invention; what I claim as new and desire .to have secured to 1 me by the grant of Letters Patent, is:

As a new article of manufacture, an abdominal'supporter comprising two strips of elastic material having their meeting edges concaved and convexed; respectively, a triangular section. inserted at thetoplof the su porter. at the meeting of the said strips, t e

stri having the convex edge being provided wit a downward lip or extension, inelastic strips dis osed upon the front and back surfaces of t e supporter to adjust it to'the abseaoee 'domen of the wearer suitable detachable fas tening devices at the rear of the sup orter,

and fiat tubular elastic bands remova ly secured to the supporter and adapted to ass around the legs of the wearer, substantlally as described.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in presence of two 

